# Ep 22: From Lemonade Stands to MBA: A Father's Guide to Raising Lions

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Podcast: [The Dad Manual](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-dad-manual-7554137)
Published: 2026-05-26T11:00:00+00:00
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What if the most powerful classroom for your kids was the breakfast table every single morning? Tony sits down with Jay Bourgana — entrepreneur, turnaround consultant, and founder of the Raising Lions community — to explore a radically intentional approach to fatherhood. Jay shares how daily two-hour morning conversations with his 10 and 12-year-old children have become the engine behind one of the most active and engaged communities in the parenting podcast space. From lemonade stands to product-market fit, from ikigai to the theory of constraints, Jay packages adult-level wisdom into real, actionable experiences for kids — and for the dads raising them. Key Takeaways: Why getting involved from day one of fatherhood is non-negotiable — and why you can't re-engage later if you disengage early How to teach children the three non-negotiables: health, wealth, and relationships — and why "wealth" isn't about money, it's about freedom The three types of capital every dad can transfer to his kids: financial, intellectual, and relational — and why relational capital matters most Why autonomy, mastery, and purpose (Daniel Pink's Drive) are the real motivators for children — and how to use them How to identify every child's natural "superpower" and channel it toward entrepreneurship and value creation Why small business ventures teach responsibility better than almost anything else — and how to sequence those lessons as kids grow The four business profiles kids fall into (leader, salesperson, product manager, systems manager) — and how knowing them builds teamwork and self-awareness How to build a kids' business school from scratch: goal-setting, conversion rates, product-market fit — explained to a 10-year-old Why dads must step into leadership the moment their child is born —…

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